Thank you Mayor Caswell, well said.
Not sure about knitting but I understand there is a beekeeper among them, and someone skilled in biology. There's a known issue with dwindling bee populations that could use help, and their time wouldn't be spent trying to protect the very thing causing all the danger to canal embankment integrity.
No clear cutting going on here Mike, we saw our Earthen Embankments repaired over a two year process and then restored with a barrier planting of smaller sized vegetation. From the looks of it, there were 2 new trees replaced for every one that was removed...including dead ones.
Seems like a fair trade, and most here are satisfied, why is this group still concerned? Seems like they just use Facebook to whine about things they didn't understand about canal safety. The recent bank breach in Macedon has made many in that group think, maybe for the first time.
We have seen an influx of people on the ECNA Forum & website, who finally figured out this Facebook group wasted their time.
Nothing got "stopped" and nothing was "clear-cut" and these canal neighbors still have a New Embankment Program coming to make their embankments safer. They need real help, not complaints and confusion.
And that new embankment program is something that is directed at Canal NEIGHBORS to help THEM understand what will be happening on the property they LIVE next to. Each neighbor is different, has different needs and the one size approach of the Stop Group on Facebook gets zip done for getting people safe.
Canal Walkers, and their OPINIONS will start going to the back the the line soon...watch.
Good luck on getting the Oxbow Embankment Dam cleared and safe, it's one of the largest in your area that threatens the most people, and retains the most water.